When Magnus Johannesson was born on 21 August 1856, in Gnosjö, Jönköping, Sweden, his father, Johannes Mathisson, was 32 and his mother, Johanna Svensson, was 30. He married Emma Christina Petersdotter on 27 May 1882, in Gnosjö, Jönköping, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Kulltorp, Jönköping, Sweden in 1901.
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The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Thor, Bjorn, Sven, Aase, Alf, Anders, Erlend, Gorm, Johan, Knut, Lars.
Norwegian and Danish: variant of Johannesen .
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